LIFESTYLE

One of my 2019 less waste resolutions is to stop buying plastic packaged spreads, like hummus. And as you can imagine, that has been pretty hard in our plastic-filled society. So when my stepfather bought these spreads in glass jars home from Germany, I was very excited, and I got immediately ready to toast my …

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” Synopsis Eckhart Tolle’s message is simple: living in the now is the path to enlightenment and happiness. In The Power of Now Tolle guides us in our own spiritual journey. We learn to be more conscious; …

“It was necessary to be afraid in order to have courage.” SYNOPSIS It’s 1983, London. Cora Seaborne’s domineering husband has died, giving her free rein over her own life. She leaves crowded London for coastal Essex, accompanied by her eleven-year-old son, Francis, and his nanny as well as her fiercely protective friend, Martha. While strolling …

“The secret to making wishes or setting intentions is to ensure that they come from the heart, and that you feel them as if they’ve already happened.” SYNOPSIS The cycles of the moon affect everything. From our health to our relationships, and from our mood to our work. In Moonology, Yasmine Boland, a renowned astrologist, …

“There is a wisdom of the head, and… there is a wisdom of the heart.” SYNOPSIS Coketown is dominated by facts; using the model of Utilitarian, Mr Thomas Gradgrind feeds his family and pupils with facts and nothing else; banning fancy from the mind of the young. As a consequence, his daughter Louisa marries a …

I’m always on the lookout for healthy to-go treats; and when I came across these bars, I just knew I had to try them. The Adonis team promises you healthy, delicious, and natural food; that’s low in both sugar and carbs; dairy, soy and gluten-free and vegan-friendly. A lot of promises, but when they come …

SYNOPSIS Homegrown sprouts, written by sprout lady Rita Galchus, is your guide into the sprouting world. This extensive book teaches you how to grow your own sprouts at home. Be it in a jar, a bag, or a tray; each technique is discussed using a step-by-step guideline. Learn to grow a wide variety of sprouts; …

“If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day.” Synopsis April 1942, Lale Sokolov, A Slovakian Jew is being transported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. On discovery that he speaks several languages, he is quickly put to work as the Tätowierer; permanently marking his fellow prisoners, as well as the love of …

“Actually that’s my secret — I can’t even talk about you to anybody because I don’t want any more people to know how wonderful you are.” Synopsis The French Riviera – 1920s. Lively, clamorous and flamboyant. And also the backdrop for the story of the Divers, an American psychoanalyst, and his delicate wife. Holding court …

“I don’t want to be married just to be married. I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can’t talk to, or worse, someone I can’t be silent with.” SYNOPSIS World War Two is over. Juliet Ashton, a succesful writer, is looking for her next story when …